Al Baraka Palace

Al Baraka Palace
Al Baraka Palace
قصر البركة
	Interactive map of the Al Baraka Palace area
General information
Type	Palace
Location	Seeb, Oman
Coordinates	23°42′24″N 58°05′19″E / 23.70658°N 58.08867°E
Owner	Sultan of Oman

Al Baraka Palace (Arabic: قصر البركة Qasir al-Baraka) is a royal palace in Seeb, on the outskirts of Muscat.^[1]

History

The palace was designed by British architects, Page and Broughton,^[2] surrounded by gardens, and completed in the 1970s.^[3] Six villas, a majlis, and a sports hall were added to the palace complex in 1987. They were designed and built by the Cyprus based architecture firm, J+A Philippou.^[4]

Oman Mammal Breeding Center

The Oman Mammal Breeding Center, which aims to study and help preserve genetic material of endangered species, is on the grounds of Al Baraka Palace and under the control of the Environment Conservation Office. It is home to Arabian leopard,^[5] Arabian oryx, Arabian Tahr,^[6] and Nubian ibex.^[7]

References

↑ Darke, Diana (21 December 2010). Oman, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-84162-332-0.
↑ "Political situation in Oman". Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. National Library and Archives of the UAE. 1973. p. 74.
↑ "Briefing for the visit by the Prince of Wales". National Archives. 1986. p. 22. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
↑ "Bait al Barakah". J+A Philippou Architects Engineers.
↑ Edmonds (2006). "History of the Arabian leopard Captive Breeding Programme". Cat Specialist Group. Cat News Special Issue - Arabian Leopard.
↑ Al-Rawahi (2022). "Complete mitochondrial genome of endangered Arabian tahr (Arabitragus jayakari) and phylogenetic placement". Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources. 7 (6): 1189–1190. doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2090295. PMC 9248954. PMID 35783068.
↑ Al-Ghafri (2021). "Genetic diversity of the Nubian ibex in Oman as revealed by mitochondrial DNA". Royal Society Open Science. 8 (5). Bibcode:2021RSOS....810125A. doi:10.1098/rsos.210125. PMC 8150036. PMID 34084548.

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[Darke2010-1] Darke, Diana (21 December 2010). Oman, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-84162-332-0.

[2] "Political situation in Oman". Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. National Library and Archives of the UAE. 1973. p. 74.

[3] "Briefing for the visit by the Prince of Wales". National Archives. 1986. p. 22. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

[4] "Bait al Barakah". J+A Philippou Architects Engineers.

[5] Edmonds (2006). "History of the Arabian leopard Captive Breeding Programme". Cat Specialist Group. Cat News Special Issue - Arabian Leopard.

[6] Al-Rawahi (2022). "Complete mitochondrial genome of endangered Arabian tahr (Arabitragus jayakari) and phylogenetic placement". Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources. 7 (6): 1189–1190. doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2090295. PMC 9248954. PMID 35783068.

[7] Al-Ghafri (2021). "Genetic diversity of the Nubian ibex in Oman as revealed by mitochondrial DNA". Royal Society Open Science. 8 (5). Bibcode:2021RSOS....810125A. doi:10.1098/rsos.210125. PMC 8150036. PMID 34084548.

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